Super Call overcame a bumping incident through the second turn of the three-turn Van Berg Derby at a mile and 70 yards to claim his first career stakes win at Columbus. Ridden by Dennis Collins for trainer Lalita Ontiveros, Super Call rallied from more than four lengths back at the furlong marker to claim the nose win in 1:47.40 over a fast track. He returned $5 as the favorite in a field of five.

With 10,019 fans on hand, Canterbury Park hosted its annual Minnesota Festival of Champions on Sunday, including two Quarter Horse and seven Thoroughbred stakes.

Sul Lago captured the $55,000 Northern Lights Futurity for statebred 2-year olds. Stalking the pace of Just One Spot to the turn, Sul Lago readily wrested command and drew clear by six lengths, completing the six furlongs in 1:11.33.

ETOBICOKE, Ontario - Financingavailable has been money in the bank since being purchased privately by trainer Lorne Richards and owner K.K. Sangara in the summer of 2004 here at Woodbine.

Her latest contribution to the coffers came in Sunday's Victoriana, where Financingavailable picked up $75,000 for her 5 1/4-length romp over fellow Ontario-sired fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on turf.

Financingavailable, a 5-year-old daughter of Kiridashi, was opening a new frontier of sorts, as the Victoriana represented her longest winning distance to date.

Gold Like U didn't give her connections the best vibes heading into Monday's Union Avenue Stakes at Saratoga, but she was good enough to win anyway.

Gold Like U, the most accomplished filly in the race, wore down a stubborn pacesetting Sweet Sweet to win the $72,000 Union Avenue for New York-bred fillies and mares by one length. It was 1 3/4 lengths back to Fighting Speedy in third.

At 6, Unfurl the Flag may be in the midst of a career change. He made his first start on turf in more than two years in the Wickerr Handicap at Del Mar on July 29 and ran a game third.

Trainer David Bernstein is keeping Unfurl the Flag on turf for the rest of the summer and is hopeful that Unfurl the Flag can win for the first time on the surface in an optional claimer at a mile Wednesday at Del Mar. The optional claimer carries a purse of $75,000 and has drawn a full field of 10.

Bright One, the West Virginia Derby winner who most likely would have been the third choice in Saturday's $1 million Travers, will miss the race due to illness, trainer Dale Romans said Monday.

Romans said Bright One was coughing a couple of hours after he breezed five furlongs at Churchill Downs on Saturday morning, and an endoscopic examination detected mucus his lungs. Depending on how quickly Bright One recovers, Romans said, he could be pointed to the $500,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs on Sept. 23 or the $500,000 Indiana Derby on Oct. 7.

AUBURN, Wash. - Flamethrowintexan set all the fractions, then dug in to turn back a stretch-long challenge from Papi Chullo to win Sunday's Grade 3, $250,000 Longacres Mile by a neck in 1:34.40. Southern Africa got up for third in the field of 11.

Flamethrowintexan, who was ridden by Ricky Frazier, gave trainer Jim Penney his fifth score in the Longacres Mile, the most prestigious race in the Northwest. Flamethrowintexan, a 5-year-old son of Way West, paid $6.80 to win as the second choice to Papi Chullo and banked $137,500 for his owners, Paul and Lori Heist.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Lava Man beat up on seven rivals while putting a scare into trainer Doug O'Neill during Sunday's $1 million at Del Mar.

Under jockey Corey Nakatani, Lava Man ($4) fought for the lead throughout and cruised away from the field on the final turn so convincingly that he led by three lengths with a quarter-mile remaining. Lava Man went on to win by 2 1/2 lengths, but he gave O'Neill an anxious moment when Good Reward made a brief move in early stretch.

Lost in the Fog, diagnosed Friday with inoperable terminal cancer, returned to his stall at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday.

Dr. Don Smith, the colt's veterinarian, said the Eclipse Award sprinter was his normal, aggressive self when he returned to the barn and had eaten well after his arrival.

Lost in the Fog's trainer Greg Gilchrist decided to return the colt to his barn so that he would be in familiar surroundings and familiar people during his final days. He said the colt would be "pampered" and would not be euthanized as long as he showed no pain.

DEL MAR, Calif. - Art Sherman has Declan's Moon's number. For the second straight time, a Sherman trainee upset the 2004 champion 2-year-old male. This time it was with Siren Lure, who won his third straight race, and sixth in his last seven starts, with a prototypical, late-running victory in the Grade 2, $298,000 on Sunday at Del Mar.